Dhurandhar vs Animal vs Pushpa 2 (Hindi): Day wise Indian box office collection comparison

Dhurandhar didn’t start as strongly, but by the end of its first week, it has caught up with the other two films on their corresponding day collections.

By Jatinder Singh

Updated on Dec 22, 2025 | 04:00 PM IST | 6.1M

Animal, Dhurandhar and Pushpa 2 stills (image courtesy of T Series, Jio Studios and Mythri Moviemakers)

UPDATE #2 (22/12) - When this comparison was made, the idea was that Dhurandhar would try to collect around Animal level and may be could move towards Pushpa 2 (Hindi). However, in the last seven days or so, the film has pretty much made a mockery of comparison as it has steamrolled over Pushpa 2 (Hindi). In its third weekend, the film collected Rs. 89.50 crore nett approx, roughly 75 per cent over Pushpa 2 (Hindi), for a total of Rs. 528 crore nett. If Dhurandhar maintains its 75 per cent lead over Pushpa (Hindi), it will end up matching its final number, i.e. Rs. 738 crore nett and become the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time. That said, expect the lead to get even bigger in the days to come.

UPDATE #1 (15/12) - In its second weekend, Dhurandhar moved past Pushpa 2 (Hindi) and Animal, netting an astonishing Rs. 137 crore and setting a new record for Hindi films. The second weekend was ahead of Pushpa 2 (Hindi) by 20 per cent and a colossal 50 per cent over Animal. If Dhurandhar maintains its 20 per cent lead over Pushpa 2 (Hindi), it will be clearing the Rs. 600 crore mark, reaching around Rs. 615 crore. Of course, with the trajectory so far, it should go on to extend its lead, which could take it into high 600s, possibly Rs. 700 crore mark. Stay tuned.

ORIGINAL - The first week of December has seen major releases in the last three years. In 2023, it was Animal, which went on to collect over Rs. 500 crore nett in India. Last year, Pushpa 2 (Hindi) rewrote record books, becoming the biggest Hindi film of all time. Both these films had big starts as well.

Things are slightly different this year. Dhurandhar didn’t start as strongly, but by the end of its first week, it has caught up with the other two films on their corresponding day collections. In fact, the Thursday box office for Dhurandhar is the second highest ever for any Hindi film, just behind PK, which collected Rs. 27.50 crore nett on a holiday. For non-holidays, it is the biggest ever, surpassing Pushpa 2 (Hindi).

Looking ahead, Animal added Rs. 212 crore to its total after the first week, while Pushpa 2 went on to add Rs. 350 crore. That’s a vastly different trajectory between the two films, with Animal losing steam in its third week, plus being hit by heavy competition in the fourth week during the holiday period. Dhurandhar, having so far shown a better trend than these two films, will be expected to do better than them.

Below is the day-wise box office Comparison of Dhurandhar, Animal and Pushpa 2 (Hindi). This comparison will be updated in the days to come, so feel free to bookmark it and revisit it.

Day	Dhurandhar	Animal	Pushpa 2
Thursday			Rs. 64.00 cr.
Friday	Rs. 25.00 cr.	Rs. 51.50 cr.	Rs. 52.00 cr.
Saturday	Rs. 30.50 cr.	Rs. 55.50 cr.	Rs. 63.50 cr.
Sunday	Rs. 39.50 cr.	Rs. 61.50 cr.	Rs. 77.00 cr.
Monday	Rs. 22.00 cr.	Rs. 37.00 cr.	Rs. 42.00 cr.
Tuesday	Rs. 27.00 cr.	Rs. 33.00 cr.	Rs. 34.25 cr.
Wednesday	Rs. 26.50 cr.	Rs. 27.00 cr.	Rs. 29.25 cr.
Thursday	Rs. 26.00 cr.	Rs. 23.00 cr.	Rs. 25.50 cr.
2nd Friday	Rs. 31.00 cr.	Rs. 22.25 cr.	Rs. 25.00 cr.
2nd Saturday	Rs. 49.00 cr.	Rs. 34.25 cr.	Rs. 41.50 cr.
2nd Sunday	Rs. 55.00 cr.	Rs. 35.50 cr.	Rs. 49.50 cr.
2nd Monday	Rs. 29.25 cr.	Rs. 13.00 cr.	Rs. 19.00 cr.
2nd Tuesday	Rs. 29.75 cr.	Rs. 12.00 cr.	Rs. 16.50 cr.
2nd Wednesday	Rs. 25.00 cr.	Rs. 10.00 cr.	Rs. 14.50 cr.
2nd Thursday	Rs. 23.00 cr.	Rs. 9.00 cr.	Rs. 12.00 cr.
3rd Friday	Rs. 21.50 cr.	Rs. 8.00 cr.	Rs. 9.75 cr.
3rd Saturday	Rs. 32.00 cr.	Rs. 12.00 cr.	Rs. 17.75 cr.
3rd Sunday	Rs. 36.00 cr.	Rs. 13.00 cr.	Rs. 24.00 cr.
Total-to-date	Rs. 528.00 cr.	Rs. 457.50 cr.	Rs. 617.00 cr.
3rd Monday		Rs. 5.25 cr.	Rs. 9.00 cr.
3rd Tuesday		Rs. 5.00 cr.	Rs. 10.00 cr.
3rd Wednesday		Rs. 4.75 cr.	Rs. 13.75 cr.
3rd Thursday		Rs. 2.00 cr.	Rs. 7.25 cr.

Week Four		Rs. 10.50 cr.	Rs. 50.75 cr.
Week Five		Rs. 8.50 cr.	Rs. 18.00 cr.
Week Six		Rs. 4.00 cr.	Rs. 6.50 cr.
Week Seven		Rs. 1.50 cr.	Rs. 3.35 cr.
Week Eight		Rs. 0.75 cr.	Rs. 1.40 cr.
Rest		Rs. 0.25 cr.	Rs. 1.00 cr.

Total	Rs. 528.00 cr.	Rs. 500.00 cr.	Rs. 738.00 cr.